Coal Usage/Consumption 1971-2025
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 51.37%, a 1.18% decline from 2014.
- coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 52.56%, a 1.36% decline from 2013.
- coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 53.91%, a 0.58% increase from 2012.
- coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 53.34%, a 1.62% decline from 2011.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
% of Electricity from Coal |
| Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
51.37% |
-1.18% |
| 2014 |
52.56% |
-1.36% |
| 2013 |
53.91% |
0.58% |
| 2012 |
53.34% |
-1.62% |
| 2011 |
54.96% |
2.38% |
| 2010 |
52.58% |
0.10% |
| 2009 |
52.48% |
0.53% |
| 2008 |
51.95% |
-0.70% |
| 2007 |
52.65% |
1.95% |
| 2006 |
50.71% |
1.90% |
| 2005 |
48.81% |
1.94% |
| 2004 |
46.87% |
0.45% |
| 2003 |
46.42% |
2.36% |
| 2002 |
44.05% |
1.42% |
| 2001 |
42.63% |
0.59% |
| 2000 |
42.05% |
1.09% |
| 1999 |
40.96% |
0.63% |
| 1998 |
40.33% |
-0.35% |
| 1997 |
40.68% |
0.36% |
| 1996 |
40.32% |
1.31% |
| 1995 |
39.00% |
0.20% |
| 1994 |
38.81% |
2.44% |
| 1993 |
36.36% |
0.71% |
| 1992 |
35.65% |
1.81% |
| 1991 |
33.84% |
1.05% |
| 1990 |
32.79% |
10.22% |
| 1989 |
22.58% |
0.58% |
| 1988 |
21.99% |
-0.38% |
| 1987 |
22.37% |
0.52% |
| 1986 |
21.85% |
0.70% |
| 1985 |
21.15% |
1.10% |
| 1984 |
20.05% |
0.64% |
| 1983 |
19.41% |
0.03% |
| 1982 |
19.38% |
0.28% |
| 1981 |
19.10% |
0.35% |
| 1980 |
18.75% |
-0.67% |
| 1979 |
19.42% |
-0.91% |
| 1978 |
20.33% |
0.81% |
| 1977 |
19.52% |
0.52% |
| 1976 |
19.00% |
-1.84% |
| 1975 |
20.83% |
-0.16% |
| 1974 |
20.99% |
-0.72% |
| 1973 |
21.71% |
-1.61% |
| 1972 |
23.32% |
-1.49% |
| 1971 |
24.82% |
-1.49% |
